"Society is increasingly turning attention toward greenhouse gas emission control with for example the Kyoto Protocol has entered into force. Since many of the emissions come from energy use, high cost strategies might be required until new technological developments reduce fossil fuel...

Regional water scarcity has motivated the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group to actively develop water management plans to address long-/short-term regional water needs. This study, therefore, develops an integrated Edwards Aquifer groundwater and river system simulation model to...

This dissertation provides a thorough analysis of the costs associated with, andefficacy of, sequential license buyback auctions. I use data from the Texas ShrimpLicense Buyback Program - a sequential license buyback auction - to estimate theeffects of a repeated game set-up on bidding behavior....